Reddit reviews The Gentle Sleep Book: Gentle, No-Tears, Sleep Solutions for Parents of Newborns to Five-Year-Olds

I have a Velcro baby, he is 8.5 months. He was miserable and every time I put him down he woke up. I was miserable and sleep deprevied and depressed but I found one great easy solution that made my whole family's life better instantly. I gave into it. All naps are on me, if I want to do something they are in the carrier. Luckily he will sleep in his pushchair. I cosleep (hubs sleeps on a sofa bed) and get to sleep from 10pm-7am. He is so much happier. Everywhere we go people comment how happy he is and he smiles at everyone. He is very independent at times and we have managed to be able to put him in his cot for a few hours at night, usually from 8-12, and he falls asleep on his own. No sleep training required. This is from a baby that would only sleep 9 hours each day from 1 month old and would cry constantly. Perhaps it is luck but I hope that is down to me and my husband being so responsive to him.


The suggestions to let your baby cry isn't very helpful for your baby. He is telling you he needs you so letting him cry, in my opinion, is the worst thing you can do for such a high needs baby. You need to keep reminding yourself it is temporary. I have found that 6 months old is probably the worst when it comes to sleep. The sleep regression is in full swing, wonder weeks, teething, developmental milestones etc.

I hope you manage to find a solution for you both.

Just to add, this book although a bit harsh sometimes, is a great way to see sleep from your baby's point of view and has sections for each month with tips on how to cope (so you can just skip ahead to your baby's age without having to read the whole thing)

I used the gentle sleep method on my daughter, even when she spent about a month waking up every hour. She is now sleeping reliably through the night with no wake ups.

Try reading this book:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/0349405204/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1459130506&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=the+gentle+sleep+book&dpPl=1&dpID=51Tgv8XrKuL&ref=plSrch

It's vitally important to understand sleep in infants before we're tempted to muck about with it.